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Shoulder Arthroscopy (Rotator Cuff Repair) at akron general

1 Akron General Avenue, Akron, OH · Cleveland Clinic · · NPI 1821035940

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jun 15, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$4,053.40

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Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$6,236.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$1.10 with Zing Health vs $20,338.07 with ANTHEM — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Zing Health Medicare Advantage $1.10 ↓ -100%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Lower Level $658.87 ↓ -84%
Summacare Medicare Advantage Psych $712.45 ↓ -82%
Optum Managed Medicaid Transplant $720.99 ↓ -82%
Buckeye Managed Medicaid $758.94 ↓ -81%
Caresource Managed Medicaid $796.89 ↓ -80%
United Managed Medicaid $796.89 ↓ -80%
Molina Managed Medicaid $834.83 ↓ -79%
AmeriHealth Managed Medicaid $834.83 ↓ -79%
Summacare Medicare Advantage CNA $861.60 ↓ -79%
The Health Plan All Products $949.93 ↓ -77%
United Medicare Advantage $949.93 ↓ -77%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $949.93 ↓ -77%
Valor All Products $949.93 ↓ -77%
Optum Medicare Advantage Transplant $949.93 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare Advantage HMO $949.93 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $949.93 ↓ -77%
The Health Plan Medicare Advantage $949.93 ↓ -77%
Summacare Medicare Advantage MD $962.97 ↓ -76%
CommuniCare Medicare Advantage $997.43 ↓ -75%
PPHP All Products $1,044.92 ↓ -74%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Facility $1,431.71 ↓ -65%
Anthem All Products Mid-Level Non-Facility $1,431.71 ↓ -65%
Oscar All Products $1,584.57 ↓ -61%
MMO Medicare HMO & PPO $1,865.74 ↓ -54%
Summacare Preferred $1,937.86 ↓ -52%
Summacare Premier $2,067.85 ↓ -49%
OHCP All Products $2,425.80 ↓ -40%
United HMO & PPO $2,644.20 ↓ -35%
United All Products - Mid-Level $2,905.51 ↓ -28%
Aultcare PPO/HMO $3,080.58 ↓ -24%
OMAS All Products $3,118.00 ↓ -23%
United All Products $3,131.56 ↓ -23%
OPTUM Managed Medicaid Transplant $3,451.33 ↓ -15%
CARESOURCE Managed Medicaid $3,632.98 ↓ -10%
Optum All Products Transplant $3,635.59 ↓ -10%
Anthem All Products Physician $3,636.23 ↓ -10%
Anthem All Products Physician Facility $3,636.23 ↓ -10%
Anthem All Products Physician Non-Facility $3,636.23 ↓ -10%
PHPHI All Products $3,741.60 ↓ -8%
ANTHEM Managed Medicaid $3,814.63 ↓ -6%
UNITED Managed Medicaid $3,814.63 ↓ -6%
MOLINA Managed Medicaid $3,814.63 ↓ -6%
United BH Managed Medicaid $3,850.96 ↓ -5%
AMERIHEALTH Managed Medicaid $3,996.28 ↓ -1%
MMO Traditional $4,365.20 ↑ +8%
GMS All Products $4,365.20 ↑ +8%
Consociate Health All Products $4,677.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna All Products First Health $4,677.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Asa $4,988.80 ↑ +23%
Multiplan All Products $5,612.40 ↑ +38%
Aetna Qhp/Ifp $6,236.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,600.66 ↑ +63%
OPTUM All Products VA $6,600.66 ↑ +63%
MMO Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO $6,600.66 ↑ +63%
HUMANA Medicare Advantage HMO $6,600.66 ↑ +63%
The Health Plan MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,831.69 ↑ +69%
Summacare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +69%
ANTHEM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +69%
UPMC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6,864.94 ↑ +69%
Valor HMO & PPO $6,864.94 ↑ +69%
CIGNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,070.89 ↑ +74%
Perennial Health MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7,128.72 ↑ +76%
Perennial Health HMO I-SNP and HMO C-SNP $7,414.13 ↑ +83%
PPHP ALL PRODUCTS $7,551.43 ↑ +86%
MMO NASCO $12,214.27 ↑ +201%
MMO SuperMed $12,214.27 ↑ +201%
ANTHEM HPN $17,287.29 ↑ +326%
MMO ALL PRODUCTS $17,670.35 ↑ +336%
ANTHEM PPO/HMO $20,338.07 ↑ +402%
Aetna ALL PRODUCTS not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Mid-Level not published by hospital
Aetna Acop not published by hospital
Cigna All Products Physician not published by hospital

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Shoulder Arthroscopy (Rotator Cuff Repair) at other Ohio hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland $4,053.40 $1.10 – $6,864.94
mercy hospital Canton $4,053.40 $1.10 – $7,070.89
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland not published $6,043.19 – $6,997.38
avon hospital Avon not published $3,701.48 – $7,551.43
euclid hospital Euclid not published $3,792.27 – $7,551.43
fairview hospital Cleveland not published $3,562.64 – $7,551.43
lutheran hospital Cleveland not published $3,391.76 – $7,551.43
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights not published $3,711.72 – $7,551.43

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